Robert Sherer Resume

Education:

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pa. 1989-92.
Awarded Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree.

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I. 1987-88.
Post-Baccalaureate Independent Study, Advanced Painting.

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga. 1982-86.
Awarded Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree.

Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Ga. 1979-80.
Foundation Studies Program.

Walker College, Jasper, Ala. 1976-78.
Awarded Arts and Science (A.S.) degree.

2008 “BLOOD WORKS,” Fine Arts Gallery, KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, Ga. (solo)
“Robert Sherer: American Pyrographs,” Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, Mass. (solo)
“Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, 32nd Annual Gala, The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Art Papers Auction,” Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)

2007 “Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea,” Florence, Italy. (invitational)
“DUO SOLO: Robert Sherer and William Cash,”
Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, Mass. (solo)
“Faculty Exhibition,” The Art Gallery - Sturgis Gallery, KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, Ga. (group)
“Robert Sherer: American Pyrographs,” Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, Mass. (group)
“Art Papers Auction,” Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“COLLEGE OF THE ARTS Gala Auction,” Flightworks,
Kennesaw, Ga. (invitational)
“Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, 31st Annual Gala, The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)

2006 “Black Bird on My Shoulder,” Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga. (invitational)
“Fall Exhibition,” Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, Mass. (group)
“Some Bodies,” The Spruill Art Center Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Gallery Artists Exhibition,” The Garden Gallery,
Provincetown, Mass. (group)
“Pin-up Show,” Museum of Contemporary Art (ARC- Ga,) Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Art Papers Auction,” Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“The Art of Dining,” (Elton John AIDS Foundation) The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
“Group Exhibition,” New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, Conn. (group)
“Faculty Exhibition,” Art Gallery - Sturgis Library,
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, Ga. (group)
“Looks Good on Paper,” The Spruill Art Center Gallery, Atlanta, Ga . (invitational)
“Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, 30th Annual Gala, The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Georgia Artists,” Board of Regents, University System of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Bastille Day Art Auction,” Alliance Française, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)

2005 “Robert Sherer: Blood Works,” The Garden Gallery, Provincetown, Mass. (solo)
“Heavenly Bodies—Images of Men,” The Garden
Gallery, Provincetown, Mass. (group)
“Pin-up Show,” Museum of Contemporary Art (ARC- Ga,) Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“10 X 10” The 10th Anniversary Exhibition,” Matre Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“The Last Taboo,” The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Looks Good on Paper,” The Spruill Art Center Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Group Show,” Anthem Gallery, New York City, N.Y. (group)
“Art Papers Auction,” Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“The Art of Dining,” (Elton John Aids Foundation
auction,) The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
“Group Exhibition,” New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, Conn. (group)
“Pin-up Show,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Faculty Exhibition,” Art Gallery - Sturgis Library,
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, Ga. (group)
“Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, 29th Annual Gala, The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“The Butler Bash,” (Behcets Disease Foundation) Push Push Theater, Decatur, Ga. (invitational)
“Eclipse,” (The Novare Group), Atlanta Artists
Showcase, Eclipse Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)

2004 “In-Appropriate,” Momus Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
(invitational)
“9th Anniversary Exhibition,” Matre Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Artexpo Atlanta,” Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Flower Power,” Anthem Gallery, New York City, NY. (group)
“New Year. . .New Work,” Matre Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“ATL-art (04),” Momus Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“A Capitol Art Show,” Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“The Art of Healing,” Brenau University Gallery, Gainesville, Ga. (invitational)
“Art Papers Auction,” Atlanta City Hall East, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“The Art of Dining,” (charity auction) Momus Gallery, Atlanta, (invitational)
“Group Exhibition,” New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, Conn. (group)
“Pin-up Show,” Museum of Contemporary Art,
Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Faculty Exhibition,” Art Gallery - Sturgis Library,
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, Ga. (group)
“Works on Paper Show,” Momus Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, 29th Annual Gala, The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)

2003 “Southern Fried,” Anthem Gallery, New York City, N.Y. (invitational)
“Postures,” Matre Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“A Sense of Place,” Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Ga. (group.)
“Looks Good on Paper,” Spruill Art Center, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Art Papers Auction,” City Hall East, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Group Exhibition,” New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, Conn. (group)
“Pin-up Show,” Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA-Ga,) Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Faculty Exhibition,” Art Gallery - Sturgis Library,
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, Ga. (group)
“Georgia Lawyers for the Arts,” (charity auction) The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“The Art of Dining,” (charity auction) Momus Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Georgia Legislative Exhibition,” Kennesaw State
University, Kennesaw, Ga. (invitational)
“COLLEGE OF THE ARTS Gala Auction,” Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)

2002 “Triennale de Paris,” Toit de la Grande Arche, Paris la
Defense, Paris, France. (juried)

“Blood Works,” Center for AIDS and Humanity, Atlanta, Ga. (solo)
“The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia,” Pa.
(city-wide artwork promotion)
“Pin-up Show,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“New Work/New Artists,” New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, Conn. (group)
“Art Papers Auction,” City Hall East, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“The Red Clay Survey,” Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Ala. (juried)
“20th Anniversary Show,” Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Software: The Vagina Show,” Art Spot Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Dog Days of December,” Studio B-Complex Gallery,
Alanta, Ga. (group)
“Georgia Lawyers for the Arts,” (Charity auction,) The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.(invitational)
“Faculty Exhibition,” Sturgis Gallery, Kennesaw State
University, Kennesaw, Ga. (group)
“Hungry Souls,” Lower Evans Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga. (invitational)

2001 “Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea,” Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy.
“The ShedSpace Exhibition,” Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“American Institute of Architects Show,” Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Cream: an Erotic Art Show,” 1181 Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Exhibit One: Robert Sherer,” The Harmony Club Gallery, Selma, Ala. (solo)
“Art Papers Auction,” Soho Myriad Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“New Gallery Artists Show,” Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Group Show,” New Arts Gallery, Bantam, Conn. (group)
“Gallery Artists,” Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, La. (group)
“Group Artists,” Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Mich. (group)

2000 “Robert Sherer: New Works,” Robert Kidd Gallery,
Birmingham, Mich. (solo)
“Art Party 2000,” The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Cute,” Lamar Dodd Art Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. (invitational)
“Innuendo,” Gallery Eleven 50, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Vanitas: Four Paintings,” Barnes & Noble Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (solo)
“Postures,” Robert Matre Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Hairdos and Tractor Pulls,” Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)

“Group Show,” New Arts Gallery, Bantam, Conn. (group)
“Gallery Artists,” Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, La., (group)
“Precious: The Pathos, Pleasures of Kitsch,” The
Contemporary, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)

1999 “Vanitas,” Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga. (invitational)
“Body As Commodity,” Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“New Works,” New Arts Gallery, Bantam, Conn. (solo)
“Gallery Artists,” Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Mich. (group)
“Gallery Artists,” Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, La. (group)
“Four Atlantans,” Eastern Shore Arts Center, Fairhope, Ala. (group)
“Requiem,” Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Gallery Artists,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“The Good Earth, Contemporary Landscape,” New Arts Gallery, Bantam, Conn. (group)
“Consular Corps Women’s Association,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (solo)
“Group Show,” Soho Art Gallery, Pensacola, Fla. (group)

1998 “Corporate Art Sources,” The Business Center of Alabama, Montgomery, Ala. (group)
“The Salon Show,” Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, La. (group)
“Gallery Artists,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“ArtCare Auction,” AIDS Benefit, Swishotel, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Union/Reunion,” Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Testosterone,” Vaknin Schwartz Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)

1997 “Robert Sherer,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (solo)
“Gallery Artists,” Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, La. (group)
“CenterSpace,” Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Ga.
(invitational)
“Art Party,” Nexus Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“The Magic Mirror,” KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, Ga. (group)
“Figure Eight,” The Spruill Arts Center, Dunwoody, Ga. (group)
“AGALAF,” Several Dancers Core, Decatur, Ga. (group)
“Gallery Artists,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“ArtCare Auction,” AIDS Benefit, Swishotel, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“ArtFest ‘97,” AIDS Art Auction, Burkhardt’s, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“ARCA Charity Auction,” Georgian Terrace Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. (group)

1996 “An American Renaissance,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Works from An American Renaissance,” SAKS Fifth Avenue, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Six Censored Paintings,” Outwrite Bookstore
Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Gallery Artists,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“New Nudes,” The Barnwell County Museum,
Barnwell, S.C. (solo)
“Birmingham AIDS Outreach Auction,” Terrific New Theater, Birmingham, Ala. (group)

1995 “Robert Sherer,” Motor Supply Gallery, Columbia, S.C. (solo)
“Something For Everyone,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“ArtCare Auction,” AIDS Benefit, Swishotel, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Graffiti II,” Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Confessions,” A Taboo Show, ACA Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Self-Image,” 800 East Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
(invitational)
“New Male Nudes,” Barnwell County Museum, Barnwell, S.C. (solo) CENSORED.

1994 “New Male Nudes,” Gallery 2030, Birmingham, Ala. (solo) CENSORED.
“Gallery Artists,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)
“Love, Sex, and Death,” Nexus Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)
“With Our Own Eyes,” The City of Atlanta Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)
“The AIDS Cure Project,” King Plow Arts Center, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)
“ArtCare Auction,” AIDS Benefit, Swishotel, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“The Atlanta Detention Center Art Project,” Atlanta, Ga. (juried)

1993 “The Cheekwood National Painting Exhibition,” Nashville, Tenn. (juried)
“An American Renaissance,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“The Acetate Show,” The Paladium, New York, N.Y. (invitational)
“Gallery Artists,” The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (group)

1992 “Re-Presentations,” Bruce Gallery, Edinboro
University, Edinboro, Pa. (solo)
CENSORED.
“State of the Art,” The State Museum of
Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa. (juried)

“Three Rivers Art Festival,” Festival Gallery,
Pittsburgh, Pa. (juried)
“6th Annual Watercolor Exhibition,” Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, Pa. (juried)
“Student Art Exhibition,” Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pa. (juried)

1991 “55th National,” The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. (juried)
“October Evenings,” Meadville Council for the Arts, Meadville, Pa. (juried)
“Experience Censorship,” Installation/Performance, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, Pa. (solo)
“Student Art Exhibition,” Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, Pa. (juried)
“The Gulf War,” Bates Gallery, Edinboro, Pa. (invitational)

1990 “5 X Figurative,” BK Smith Gallery, L. Erie College,
Painesville, Ohio. (group) CENSORED.
“Student Art Exhibition,” Bruce Gallery, Edinboro
University, Edinboro, Pa. (juried)

1988 “RISDOIDS,” Bankhaus Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I. (juried)

1987 “Student Art Exhibition,” Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I. (juried)
“The Great Mattress Factory Show,” Mattress Factory
Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)

1986 “72nd Exhibition,” National Arts Club Gallery, New York, N.Y. (juried)
“Feminist Figurations,” Jesse James Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (invitational)
“Georgia Artists Show,” Junior League of Dekalb, Decatur, Ga. (juried)
“Student Exhibition,” GSU Gallery, Georgia State
University, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)
“The Great Mattress Factory Show,” The Mattress Factory, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)

1985 “15th Works on Paper Exhibition,” SW Texas State
University Gallery, San Marcos, Tex. (juried)
“The Annual Exhibition,” Salmagundi Gallery, New York, N.Y. (juried)
“Robert Sherer—Works On Paper,” Pillowtex Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (solo)
“Miniaturist’s Show,” Alias Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
(invitational)
“The Great Mattress Factory Show,” Mattress Factory
Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)

1984 “Valentine Show,” Birmingham Museum of Art,
Birmingham, Ala. (invitational)
“The Human Body and Its Functions,” Nexus Art Center, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)
“Student Exhibition,” GSU Gallery, Georgia State
University, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)
“Destroy All Music,” Pillowtex Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
(invitational)
“Georgia Artists Show,” Junior League of Dekalb, Decatur, Ga. (juried)

1983 “Rat Attack!,” The Blue Rat Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
(invitational)
“Art Of The New,” Birmingham Museum Of Art,
Birmingham, Ala. (invitational)
“Student Exhibition,” GSU Gallery, Georgia State
University, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)

1982 “Rat Attack!,” The Blue Rat Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
(invitational)

1981 “Rat Attack!,” The Blue Rat Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
(invitational)

1980 “Student Exhibition,” ACA Gallery, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Ga. (juried)

1979 “Summer Show,” London Bridges Gallery, Birmingham, Ala. (invitational)

Gallery Representation:

- Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Mich.
- New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, Conn.
- Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, Mass.

Awards, Scholarships, and Honors:

- The Foundation Prize, “Blood Works,” KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, Ga. 2006.
- KSU Distinguished Scholarship Award,” KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, Ga. 2006.
- COLLEGE OF THE ARTS Distinguished Scholarship Award,” KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Kennesaw, Ga. 2006.
- Nomination/Finalist, “Blood Works,” The Trustees Prize, KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Ga. 2002.
- Outstanding Graduate Student in Painting Honor, Edinboro
University, Edinboro, Pa. 1992.
- Outstanding Graduate Student in Art History Honor, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pa. 1992.
- Academic Festival, Award for Service, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pa. 1991.
- The Kemenyffy Award for Artistic Excellence, Bruce Gallery,
Edinboro University of Penn. 1991.
- Ford Foundation Visual Arts Scholarship, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Ga. 1979.
- Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts, Walker College, Jasper, Ala. 1978.

Professional Memberships:

College Art Association (CAA)
High Museum of Art
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA-Ga)
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)